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00:00Do yourself, try your best, and never be afraid to dream.
00:08Hey, sleeping mats.
00:10Your favorite part of school.
00:13Is it nap time yet? Can I go get the chocolate milk?
00:15We're at the Lincoln Academy, which is the local charter school here in Beloit that our family started through our foundation.
00:21And we've engaged the school to build a shed for the new construction house.
00:27So come over here. We're going to go over what we're doing today.
00:30You're going to take a measurement across the roof, add eight inches, cut your pieces to that.
00:34Good? Okay.
00:37Hi, Mike. Hello. Hi, Mike. How we doing? Good.
00:40How's progress? Everything's going good.
00:42So we've got it all framed up, and we've got to get the paper down, and then we're going to put trim around the gables and the eaves, and then shingle it.
00:48It's legit.
00:49Yeah. Big project for these guys, which is good experience for them.
00:52Nothing like what we grew up with.
00:53Yeah, what did you make, like a bird feeder or something?
00:55Well, I think at least one kid in our class lost a finger, right? So if that says something, right?
01:00Are you serious?
01:01Hi.
01:02Hi. Morning.
01:04Mike's got all his fingers.
01:05It does good.
01:06So that speaks volumes.
01:09How many staples do you put in?
01:11Enough to hold it.
01:13Yeah. Okay.
01:14Make sure it doesn't blow away at it.
01:15Yes.
01:16Is this something you're looking to go into in the future?
01:18I actually would like to get into HR management, but this helps me build the teamworking skills.
01:23Absolutely.
01:24I'm really glad that you guys are participating in this real-world experience.
01:29We're just as grateful as you are, probably a lot more, actually.
01:31In class, I learn a lot, but I think I learn better working with my hands.
01:35I love you.
01:36I want to be a carpenter, like residential places, because I want to make houses for people.
01:41Where's the toilet going here?
01:44The toilet?
01:44Yeah.
01:45I sent you a toilet.
01:47Oh, there's no toilet.
01:48I was just kidding.
01:50The toilet means a lot to me.
01:51It's where my family has achieved the American dream.
01:53Topping the Forbes self-made women's list for the seventh year in a row, Diane Hendricks.
01:58Hendricks made her billions as a wholesaler for home building supplies.
02:02I just want to give back to the community that gave us a chance.
02:05Our mission is to buy the worst houses on the block and rehab them, so they're absolute stunners.
02:11It's not just restoring the houses, it's restoring the community.
02:15House by house, black by black, we need to turn this town around.
02:18Things are really progressing at 730 Park.
02:37The LP SmartSide siding is going on.
02:40The gas line has been installed.
02:43We're ready for door number one.
02:45There we go.
02:50Now she's holding.
02:51And the drywall is up.
02:55So today, Pete and Aiden are going to start installing the doors in Millburg.
03:00Perfect.
03:01Yep.
03:03Perfect.
03:05I'm loving the arches.
03:07Yeah.
03:08Makes a huge difference.
03:09We're going to start working on the fireplace now that I came up with a concept there.
03:13So just like a gas log fireplace.
03:17And then just doing the perimeter in the Chicago brick.
03:21I like that.
03:21We chose all the flooring.
03:23What is it?
03:24It's a brick tile.
03:26We're going to set it at a herringbone pattern the whole way in and then do the powder room
03:30in here to the kitchen and then into the laundry.
03:34That is so much work.
03:36It's going to be amazing.
03:37It's going to look so good.
03:39The amount of cuts and time to go over 1,000 square feet is ridiculous.
03:44It's going to cost us so much money to get this installed.
03:51I wore those boots on the wrong day.
03:52It's not even muddy today.
03:53I wore these boots because I think they're cute.
03:56They got a lot done over here.
03:58Yeah.
03:58I love the color.
04:00The texture on this siding.
04:02It looks like wood.
04:04Yeah.
04:04It's nice.
04:04I mean, LP siding has this really cool aspect to it where there's so many different kinds
04:09of grains.
04:10It's not just a one standard style, which really brings out the character in the wood.
04:15I mean, you shouldn't have to ever paint this house.
04:17I mean, it's always going to stay good.
04:18Yellow forever?
04:18Yellow forever.
04:19Why don't we use this on all of our houses?
04:21These sides are going up really quick.
04:23You can stall it any time of year.
04:24Actually, I think that it is actually made in Wisconsin.
04:28Yes.
04:28Look at us.
04:29Look at us.
04:29Homegrown.
04:30Keep it in the state.
04:31Yeah.
04:31Let's go.
04:33This is a special tool.
04:47It's a solid carbide downshear bit.
04:50That's amazing.
04:52Makes it look so easy.
04:54Wow.
04:55And that's what we have.
04:56I am over here checking on the Coral Wolf for 730 Park with Doug at Gromus.
05:01And I just want to see and make sure that these get exact because there's going to be
05:06eyes on that.
05:07That's going to be the first thing people are going to look at.
05:09Sand them out and get them nice and clean.
05:12This guy here.
05:13It's just decoration.
05:14It is.
05:14That's all it is.
05:15No kidding.
05:15Okay.
05:16I thought maybe it was some kind of mounting point or something like that.
05:18Now, this is what?
05:1918 feet in the air?
05:20Uh-huh.
05:21Who's seen that?
05:22I mean...
05:22Yeah, right.
05:23It almost didn't have a purpose.
05:25Back in the day, that's...
05:25It's a symbol or whatever.
05:26Yeah, yeah.
05:27That's what they used to do.
05:28And I love that you're saying that because it is important, you know, because we had to
05:31get permission to knock this house down.
05:34Anytime you get involved with, you know, the historical preservation, they do go around
05:38and they take the photos and they'll catch you on that, you know?
05:43It's going to be scrutinized.
05:44It's going to be looked under a magnifying glass.
05:46Everybody's going to look at that and say yay or nay.
05:48So, we've got to make sure it's right on.
05:56730 Park is really starting to take shape.
05:59The corbels are in.
06:02The herringbone tile is being installed in the bathrooms and the kitchen.
06:07And Pete's busy working on the fireplace.
06:10We're starting to really focus on the other details with the ceiling and the dining room
06:14and the spindles and just really trying to bring in the character.
06:17Wait, can this hold us?
06:19Well, it could hold me.
06:20You're the overweight one.
06:22It's a little shaky.
06:23Slide it in there.
06:26Oh, no.
06:28Rookie.
06:28Use your tool.
06:29I'm a plumber.
06:32Hi.
06:33Hey.
06:34Hey, the boss is here, Pete.
06:35You like it?
06:37It's going to be awesome.
06:38Yeah.
06:38Just dirty and dodgy right now.
06:40Yeah.
06:41You like everything perfect and pristine.
06:43This is not.
06:44I'm married Matt.
06:45I don't like perfect and pristine.
06:47Boom, there it is.
06:48It'll be interesting to see what this looks like with paint on it.
06:51Paint covers, like, all kinds of imperfections.
06:54Yeah.
06:55What else you got for me?
06:56Your fireplace?
06:58Um...
06:58I know what you're going to say.
07:00What?
07:00You don't like it coming out of the wall.
07:03Yeah.
07:04Pretty much.
07:04The brick itself looks nice, and I like the mantel.
07:08We had a really hard time with the firebox.
07:10It pushes the fireplace, everything out, and we made an executive decision to try to keep
07:15the depth of the chimney wall.
07:17It just feels a little bit like a mistake.
07:20I just don't love the two dimensions here.
07:23I just feel like this is, like, the first thing you see when you walk in the house, and
07:26it's, like, the focal point of the room.
07:28Is there a fix?
07:31I think the easiest fix is just have this exposed, then just do millwork around the rest.
07:37I just feel like it should just be more flush.
07:40We seriously struggled with this for two days.
07:42I made an executive decision today, and it's biting me in the butt.
07:45I had this thing all done and ready for paint, and I have to start all over.
07:49And now it's going to put me behind schedule, which is also going to eat into my budget.
07:53I made a mistake.
07:55I thought you were giving me some leash, so I took it.
07:57And now she's, like, tugging it back a little.
07:59I'm sorry.
08:00I'm sorry.
08:01No.
08:02It'll be good.
08:03I think we can do better.
08:10We're nearing the finish line at 730 Park.
08:13The Lincoln Academy shed has been delivered, and the upper and lower decks on the front of
08:18the house have been installed.
08:20Inside the kitchen countertops have gone on.
08:22The tile flooring is in.
08:23The bathtub has been installed, and all the light fixtures are in.
08:29And I'm excited to see it all pull together.
08:36Hey.
08:37Hey.
08:38The LP siding is looking so good.
08:40Yeah.
08:41The only thing, I feel like the corbels, we should paint white, just so they pop a little
08:46bit more.
08:47You good?
08:48I'm good.
08:49The last thing I need is you to fall out there.
08:52Your fireplace, it's all fixed.
08:55Better or not better?
08:56Oh, the brick.
08:57Yes.
08:57Oh, my God.
08:57You didn't even notice.
08:58I was just looking at the mantle.
09:00It looks way better.
09:01It's beautiful.
09:02Yeah.
09:02It's classic.
09:03I love it.
09:03Yeah.
09:03But I'm looking out the window, and I see dirt and an unfinished driveway.
09:09So what's the timeline with that?
09:11The driveway is actually going in starting tomorrow.
09:15No.
09:15Landscapers, I'm hoping, are here next week.
09:17Next door, that house was sitting very quiet.
09:20Yeah.
09:20We got the grass in and put some shrubs in the front, and we got an accepted offer.
09:25I think it helps.
09:26You know, turnkey.
09:27Yep.
09:27All right.
09:28So the ceiling, I mean, obviously, it's got a lot of blemishes.
09:35Yes, it does.
09:36I'm a little nervous about it because, you know, it is rougher than I thought.
09:42Yep.
09:43And I know we're trying to add, like, character and history back into the house, but I see
09:47lots of vents.
09:49My biggest concern is the dining room ceiling.
09:52I'm not going to feel good about it until it's painted and done and I can see it.
09:56It's going to be rough if it doesn't, after all that effort.
09:59I'm going to screw dry right over the top of it.
10:02It'll look awesome.
10:06I think it's going to be great.
10:10I think once it is one solid color, it's going to look awesome.
10:13Okay.
10:15Yep.
10:15Um, okay, yeah.
10:17In the kitchen, all done?
10:18Nice.
10:19Plumbers are here this morning?
10:19Got her.
10:20This kitchen, the floors, the size of the island, the hardware.
10:23I think this might be, like, truly our best kitchen yet.
10:27I mean, it's...
10:27100% agree.
10:29It's a showstopper.
10:30I have not seen the bathroom in a while.
10:32Oh, my God, it's so pretty.
10:33It's better than my freaking bathroom at home, man.
10:38That looks good.
10:39That looks nice.
10:40This house...
10:40Look at all the room in here.
10:42You're going to do a tango in here.
10:43I'm not going to have a shower with you.
10:44And I definitely feel like you don't know how to tango.
10:47Best bathroom overall.
10:49Agreed.
10:50Because the vanity's huge.
10:52I'm obsessed with the tile.
10:54And we still have a tub.
10:55I mean, honestly, this house has, like, every bell and whistle.
10:59I feel like it meets every single mark.
11:01Mm-hmm.
11:02We spent a lot of money on this house, too.
11:04You know, so you're going to have to ask, like, a million dollars for this house.
11:07And then we'll make money on it.
11:08You know, the kitchen and all the countertops.
11:10That herringbone floor downstairs was not cheap.
11:12It's pretty.
11:13I know.
11:14And we spent over $175,000 on it before we tore it down.
11:18We need to break ourselves down and see where we can save money.
11:22You never know what you're going to discover.
11:23So it's just a challenge.
11:25Yep.
11:25This is our fifth house.
11:27We're losing our tails.
11:28Yeah.
11:29On all of them.
11:30The mission is to just keep going and going and continuing on.
11:33But we just can't keep losing $100,000 a house, you know, moving forward.
11:37And plan to do, you know, 20 more houses in the neighborhood.
11:40You and I, we need to do better.
11:42Agreed.
11:42I don't know if I told you this, but the Modern House Next Door actually appraised it $20,000
11:48over what we got for it.
11:50So I'm thinking that this will be our highest ask.
11:53Let me hear it.
11:54So I'm thinking $799, which is a nice way of saying $800, which would be huge for the
12:02neighborhood if we can make that happen.
12:04Does it hurt to say eight something?
12:05It does.
12:06I don't think you should be afraid of it.
12:08This house is worth it.
12:09Well, I'll have a party in your honor if we make money.
12:13Okay.
12:14But then you have to listen to me in my decisions.
12:16No.
12:16That's never going to happen.
12:18Okay.
12:18It's never going to happen.
12:19I didn't think so.
12:19So, all right, let's go.
12:20Sure to paint in the ceiling.
12:34Hope she likes it.
12:36Still going to see all these dents in it.
12:39Get the final coat on it today.
12:41I'll be done.
12:50Off to a great start.
12:56So we are staging 730 Park today.
12:59Of course, our goal was to incorporate all of this character so it fits the neighborhood.
13:03And so when you're in the home, you don't know that it's a new build.
13:07He did a really great job.
13:09I was honestly, personally, a bit worried about the ceiling in the dining room.
13:13You know, just if it was going to be too rough.
13:15It does look weathered, but I honestly love it.
13:18I think this house is actually so perfect to add that character in.
13:23I think it was the right choice.
13:24Is this the right way to do it?
13:25Yeah.
13:26I'm going to take lessons, moving lessons.
13:28Perfect, because it's nice.
13:29It's so, like, narrow.
13:31I really love how this house turned out.
13:33When we first walked in, we all ran out of this house because it smelled so bad.
13:38It just feels like just a fresh, brand-new house that looks old.
13:42So I love it.
13:45Birch logs for our gas fireplace.
13:48This house is just over 2,800 square foot.
13:51But I also think that it has the wow factor to maybe be the highest-priced house that we've been able to sell.
13:57That's nice.
13:59You know, you left the spot.
14:00You left the spot.
14:02I am seriously so type A.
14:04I scare myself.
14:05I would hate me if I wasn't me.
14:07The last hoop we have to jump through is to get Hillary and the Landmark's approval on this house.
14:15Hello.
14:16How are you?
14:18They have a reputation of being pretty tough, so we'll see how this goes.
14:22Like, first impression?
14:23You feel good about it?
14:24Oh.
14:27Look at the door.
14:28This is identical.
14:29Just sanded down and same hardware and everything.
14:33So...
14:33Beautiful.
14:34Beautiful.
14:34One original piece.
14:36Like, first impression?
14:38You feel good about it?
14:39Oh.
14:39It looks so good, Kanya.
14:41It looks almost identical.
14:43Got the windows and the corbels.
14:45I'm glad that you pushed us on that because, you know, it's all in the details.
14:49The color is...
14:51Looks like a match.
14:52Yeah.
14:52The siding is LP SmartSide, which is, like, a really popular product now.
14:58It looks like wood, but it just weathers and stands the test of time better.
15:03Love that we kept the second porch.
15:05I know.
15:05It looks really nice.
15:06You were a big advocate for that second porch.
15:07I did.
15:08I like it now.
15:09It really aligns with the neighborhood nicely.
15:11So did we get, like, the official checkmark of approval?
15:15Definitely.
15:15You definitely achieved what you put out to do.
15:17People wouldn't know that it's a brand-new bill if they walked by.
15:21So I definitely think...
15:21Then we did it.
15:22Success.
15:23We have a lot of time and energy into this project.
15:26We match the color.
15:27We have the details, like the corbels and all of the trim details on the house.
15:32We did what we had to do, and now it's just a gem.
15:35There it is.
15:51Isn't it pretty?
15:52It is.
15:53It's big.
15:54Yeah.
15:54It's like you feel like you're in a historic home, because we worked really hard to, like,
15:58bring character in, but yet it is fresh and new.
16:01I want to show you the windows, because you were in Pella with me.
16:04They really are awesome.
16:06You can open them, and it's an integrated screen.
16:10Yes.
16:10But when you close it, it goes down with it, so you're not looking through a screen.
16:14So it's clear.
16:15Go, Pella.
16:16Gas fireplace.
16:17We just did a really classic, like, design with this, and did the board and batten on
16:22the top.
16:22Just have a little detailed, and so formal dining room.
16:26That's amazing.
16:29Notice the ceiling?
16:30Yeah, I do.
16:31What do you think?
16:32I'm curious.
16:33I love it.
16:34You do?
16:34Yeah.
16:34Good.
16:35I feel like I'm in an old house.
16:38I think that's what you were trying to achieve.
16:40Absolutely.
16:40Yeah.
16:41So I'm anxious to show you the kitchen.
16:44So here it is.
16:45This is nice.
16:53Hardware, and I'm obsessed with these lights.
16:56I love the kitchen.
16:57It's light in here.
16:59There's light coming in from there.
17:01You know me.
17:02You like to see outside.
17:03I like to see outside.
17:05What is the floor?
17:06This product is actually ceramic.
17:08Love it.
17:08You don't actually know about this?
17:10See the shed?
17:11Cute little shed.
17:12So same products, like it's got the LP siding on it, but you know who built it?
17:16You're going to love this.
17:18The kids at the Lincoln Academy.
17:20Oh, is that one of our buildings?
17:21Yes.
17:22Oh, really?
17:23I love what they're doing down there in that shop class.
17:25Look how wide the staircase is.
17:26It is.
17:27Yeah.
17:28Just a lot of room in this house.
17:30Primary first.
17:31Oh my gosh.
17:32This is the primary.
17:34This house is big.
17:35This is amazing.
17:38Primary bath.
17:40Double vanities.
17:41That's a nice bathroom.
17:43Lighting.
17:44Huge walk in shower.
17:46Herringbone.
17:47You know, again, with the tile on the floor.
17:50This is beautiful.
17:51And I added just details like this caning material.
17:54I don't think you've missed anything.
17:56I should be asking, what have you got in this?
17:59Because everything looks like it's really high end.
18:02Pushing a million buckaroos.
18:03So you're talking about the 200 that we did.
18:06All of it.
18:07Yes, all of it.
18:07So to me, we had to go through all of that.
18:10You took that better than I thought.
18:12I've liked all of the houses that we've done, that she's done.
18:16But this one here is exceptional.
18:18Kanye is a go-getter.
18:19I mean, first one, she was afraid of making decisions.
18:23Now she goes, don't come back until I've got it done.
18:26She didn't need input from me anymore.
18:29And I like that.
18:30This thing is growing into something better than I ever dreamt.
18:33It's making a difference.
18:34And she's doing it.
18:36When I moved to town 55 years ago, this was a street of beautiful homes.
18:42And it just deteriorated slowly.
18:45You're bringing it back.
18:46And it's the street I want to drive on now.
18:48You should feel so proud and keep going.
18:51Love you.
18:52I love you, too.
18:53All right, I'm going to buy lunch today.
18:55You're losing enough money.
19:04Let's do this.
19:08How do we get down to where the corn dogs are?
19:10Oh, they have pretzels.
19:11I want a pretzel with cheese.
19:12Do you want a hot dog?
19:13They have hot dogs.
19:14I don't think they have corn dogs.
19:17There you go.
19:17Go, Sky Carp.
19:18It's your birthday.
19:19Oh, the Sky Carp.
19:22Oh, the Sky Carp.
19:22Oh, God.
19:23The lights always had a minor league baseball team.
19:25It used to be called the Snappers.
19:27But they were actually going to take it out of boy.
19:29So my mom ended up donating the stadium.
19:32Diane, you've done a wonderful job.
19:34Your dream empowers other people.
19:37And sometimes you don't even know that.
19:40Oh, thank you.
19:40Mom, get your face up here.
19:42He's stealing my girl.
19:42You're stealing your girl.
19:43My arm isn't freaking long enough.
19:45So nobody got a corn dog yet.
19:47They don't make him.
19:48We're going to have to talk to the owner.
19:51When my mom tasked me with this mission,
19:54it was a very daunting ask.
19:56Got a lot of work up here.
19:57Is it two weeks or is it two months?
19:59Two weeks.
20:00This is my reputation.
20:02It's a little stressful.
20:03Anything in this town that has the Hendricks name
20:06attached to it is going to be scrutinized.
20:09And people are going to expect it to be done right.
20:12How did this get away from us?
20:14Oh, my God, Pete.
20:16I'm showing this house tomorrow.
20:18That's a lot of pressure.
20:19But, you know, now we're five houses in.
20:21We have an office.
20:22I'm just excited for what the future holds
20:25and the possibilities.
20:26And I think I'm going to leave my own mark on Beloit.
20:28Oh!
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